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Version, External Cephalic

Known as: Cephalic Versions, External, External cephalic version, Cephalic Version, External 
Fetal version where the head is brought down into the maternal pelvis by external manipulation.
National Institutes of Health

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Version, Fetal

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Review
2015
Review
2015
Interventions for helping to turn term breech babies to head first presentation when using external cephalic version.
BACKGROUND Breech presentation is associated with increased complications. Turning a breech baby to head first presentation using… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
External Cephalic Version–Related Risks: A Meta-analysis
OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the literature on external cephalic version–related complications and to assess if the… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Short communication: The complications of external cephalic version: results from 805 consecutive attempts
Most breech babies at term are now delivered by caesarean section. Although external cephalic version reduces the number of term… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
External cephalic version for breech presentation before term.
BACKGROUND External cephalic version (ECV) of the breech fetus at term (after 37 weeks) has been shown to be effective in… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Systematic review of adverse outcomes of external cephalic version and persisting breech presentation at term.
The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes of both external cephalic version… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Interventions to help external cephalic version for breech presentation at term.
BACKGROUND Breech presentation places a fetus at increased risk. The outcome for the baby is improved by planned caesarean… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
External cephalic version beginning at 34 weeks' gestation versus 37 weeks' gestation: a randomized multicenter trial.
OBJECTIVE In about 3% to 4% of all pregnancies at term, the fetal presentation will be noncephalic. External cephalic version… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Efficacy of external cephalic version: A review
Objective: To assess the efficacy of external cephalic version, including safety, cost-benefit analysis, and impact on the… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
External cephalic version and spontaneous version rates: ethnic and other determinants
Summary. Variable rates of external cephalic version (ECV) success in late pregnancy and of spontaneous version have been… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
A randomized trial of external cephalic version with tocolysis in late pregnancy
The effect of external version under tocolysis with intravenous ritodrine during the 37th week of gestation was studied in a… 
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